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Scar tissue after knee replacement

Joint Replacements | Last Active: Feb 17 5:23pm | Replies (1518)

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I had my TKR 5 years ago. Although I did wind up back in the hospital a couple of days after being released, it was due to kidney issues, not my knee surgery. The knee surgery was probably typical, with pain and swelling after. I’ve hesitated to comment because I’m so happy with the results. I have maximum ROM and negligible pain. I did the exercises before and after surgery and had PT. I remember while doing PT, my knee was cracking a lot. The therapist said it was probably scar tissue breaking. When I’ve gone in for follow up appointments, the dr always gets a little grin when he sees how far my knee bends. I’ve told him that it was the best thing I’ve done for myself. That was before my kidney transplant, though. I was pretty naive about what could go wrong. Maybe that was a good thing. I hope this is encouraging for anyone considering a TKR.

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@ellerbracke It sounds as if both the knee and the kidney have worked out great for, that's wonderful.
What is considered to be "maximum ROM"? I know that if you reach 120 that is considered to be good but a woman in my water aerobic class claims to be at 145. Is that even possible? I'm wondering if she may have misunderstood something.
JK